Monday, September 29, 2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Drones (HBO)

Ban Weaponized Drones from the World

Meticulous researchers have documented that U.S. drones are killing many
innocent civilians in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere. Drones are making
the world less stable and creating new enemies. Their remoteness
provides those responsible with a sense of immunity.

Weaponized drones are no more acceptable than land mines, cluster bombs,
or chemical weapons. The world must renounce and forbid their
manufacture, possession, or use. Violators must be held accountable.

We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, urge

the United Nations Secretary General to investigate the
concerns of Navi Pillay, the U.N.'s top human rights official, that
drone attacks violate international law -- and to ultimately pursue
sanctions against nations using, possessing, or manufacturing weaponized
drones;

the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to investigate grounds for the criminal prosecution of those responsible for drone attacks;

the U.S. Secretary of State, and the ambassadors to the
United States from the nations of the world, to support a treaty
forbidding the possession or use of weaponized drones;

President Barack Obama, to abandon the use of weaponized drones, and to abandon his "kill list" program regardless of the technology employed;

the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S. House and Senate, to ban the use or sale of weaponized drones.

the governments of each of our nations around the world, to ban the use or sale of weaponized drones.